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Parents > United States > Illinois > Counties > Cook > County Board President
OfficeCounty Board President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 02, 2006 - 09:00pm Central
Polls Open March 21, 2006 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close March 21, 2006 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 02, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 02, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedCOSDem August 19, 2008 11:38am
Data SourcesCook County (minus Chicago): [Link]

City of Chicago: [Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameJohn Stroger Votes870,059 (68.39%)
Term01/04/2003 - 07/31/2006 Margin467,874 (+36.78%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won07/19/2006
NameBobbie Steele Votes1 (100.00%)
Term07/31/2006 - 01/03/2007 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceCook County Board President - Interim Positon 07/19/2006
MAP
IL Counties MAP
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/10/2006 03/21/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
John Stroger 1 ------
Forrest Claypool 3 ------
Leaning Call: Forrest Claypool (75.00%)
Weighted Call: Forrest Claypool (80.50%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

01/25/2006 03/13/2006

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) County Board President John Stroger County Commissioner Forrest Claypool  
PartyDemocratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes318,634 (53.52%) 276,684 (46.48%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -41,950 (-7.05%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 09/30/2005 12/05/2005  
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MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg44.00%-- 36.32%--  
Chicago Tribune-WGN-TV 
03/13/06-03/13/06		 47.00% -- 37.00% --
Glengariff Group 
01/25/06-01/25/06		 32.00% -- 35.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Carol Moseley Braun
D Dick Durbin
D Bill Clinton [L]
  Chicago Defender
D Luis V. Gutierrez [L]
D Richard M. Daley
  Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
  Illinois Chamber of Commerce
D Tom Geoghegan [L]
D Carlos Monteagudo [L]
D Charles Wheelan [L]
D Jan Donatelli [L]
D Paul Bryar [L]
R Deb Gordils [L]
D Andy
D Dawn Clark Netsch [L]
D John A. Fritchey
D Some say...
D Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky [L]
D Homegrown Democrat
  Daily Herald (Suburban Chicago)
  Stonewall Democrats
  Chicago Sun-Times
D Pat Quinn [L]
D Larry McKeon [L]
D Sara Feigenholtz [L]
D John J. Cullerton [L]
D Jeffrey M. Schoenberg [L]
  Chicago Tribune
  Sierra Club
  IVI-IPO
D Rahm Emanuel [L]
  Democratic Party of Evanston
D COSDem
D Mike Quigley [L]
D Richard Phelan [L]
 


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 22, 2006 05:00pm News Claypool concedes contest to Stroger  Article COSDem 
Mar 20, 2006 04:00pm General Stroger Improves, Political Questions Persist [Cook County Board President]  Article COSDem 
Mar 17, 2006 10:00pm News Stroger’s stroke more serious than first thought [Cook Co. Board President]  Article COSDem 
Dec 19, 2005 04:00pm Endorsement Quigley backs Claypool for Cook County Board presidency  Article COSDem 
Sep 30, 2005 11:00pm Election Guide Stroger to seek 4th term as Cook County Board President  Article COSDem 
Sep 21, 2005 01:00pm Election Guide Stroger stops just short of announcing run [Cook Co. Board President]  Article COSDem 

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